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How the ACT’s Domestic Violence “Risk Tools” Pre-Decide the Outcome
The ACT Government’s Domestic and Family Violence Risk Assessment and Management Framework (DFV-RAMF) claims to be an evidence-based system for identifying and managing family-violence risk. But on inspection, the so-called “ Practice Guide 1: Screening for Adults ” and “ Fact Sheet 7: Risk Management Conversation Guide ” operate less like diagnostic tools and more like ideological scripts . They cannot return a “no risk” result , they direct workers to “proactively name th

Julian Talbot
Nov 14 min read
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